January 14, 2022 Chile court halts lithium auction days after quotas awarded An appeals court ordered the suspension, which was requested by the regional governor of the Atacama region and local indigenous communities.
January 13, 2022 RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.
January 13, 2022 China hurt most by Indonesia’s move to keep nickel at home Indonesia has played a key role in global markets as a bulk materials supplier, but President Joko Widodo has pledged to eventually stop exports of all raw commodities to turn…
January 13, 2022 Argentina seeks $10 billion in mining exports by 2030 Gov't expects $25bn in investments related to 34 projects currently in advanced exploration, as the deadline to restructure billions in debt to the IMF looms.
January 12, 2022 SQM ups ESG agenda with Standard for Responsible Mining audit Indigenous communities living around Chile’s Atacama salt flat last year asked authorities to suspend SQM’s operating permits or reduce its operations until it submits an environmental compliance plan acceptable to…
January 12, 2022 Chile awards new lithium contracts despite political storm The country awarded two of five contracts on offer -- one to Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD and another to local firm Servicios y Operaciones Mineras del Norte.
January 12, 2022 Singapore bourse to start cobalt, lithium contracts in H1 2022 SGX will partner with Fastmarkets, the price reporting agency for these products.
January 12, 2022 Serbia to decide on Rio Tinto’s lithium mine after April election Rio Tinto recently committed $2.4 billion to develop a lithium-borates project in the western Jadar valley.
January 12, 2022 WATCH: BlackRock says boom could last decades as copper price tops $10,000 “We’ve got decades worth of high rates of investment into infrastructure as the world seeks to decarbonize. That’s a widely held consensual view."
January 12, 2022 EV industry moving in right direction to close gap with internal combustion engines – report According to IDTechEx, electrification is inevitable as is the EV industry’s focus on environmentally friendlier materials and supply chains, and safer products.
Indonesia’s tin exports surge as supply concerns dissipate Concerns are easing over supply disruptions caused by the country’s crackdown on illegal mining. December 15, 2025 | 07:26 am
